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Trump’s Whirlwind European Tour
July 18th, 2018
President Trump visited Britain on a much-anticipated visit. The political situation in Washington is very different from when Mrs May last visited. In Washington, President Trump appears to have successfully gained control of and tamed the Deep State, while ...
FCA proposes actions to improve competition in the investment platform market
July 18th, 2018
Competition is working well for most consumers using investment platforms, according to interim findings of the Financial Conduct Authority’s market study into investment platforms, published. However, the FCA’s interim findings reveal concerns about how platforms compete for particular groups ...
Asian stocks advanced, oil price declined, gold traded around the lowest in a year
July 18th, 2018
Asian stocks advanced after an upbeat assessment on the U.S. economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell comforted investors wary of a blowout in protectionism. Equities climbed from Tokyo to Sydney and U.S. futures edged up after the Nasdaq ...
Firm to pay $3.4 Million Penalty for attempted manipulation of agricultural markets
July 16th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and settling charges against Lansing Trade Group, LLC (Lansing), a commodity merchandising firm with headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, for the attempted manipulation of the price of certain wheat ...
Asian stocks halt four weeks of losses, Pound drops; Here are the main market moves
July 13th, 2018
Asian stocks headed for their first weekly advance in five as trade tensions appeared to ease after China refrained from detailing retaliation plans against threatened U.S. tariff increases. The pound slipped on the latest woes from the Brexit quagmire. ...
EU anti money-laundering rules enter into force
July 11th, 2018
New EU rules against money laundering, which entered into force Monday, introduce stricter transparency requirements on the real owners of companies and strengthen the fight against terrorist financing. The 5th Anti-Money laundering Directive, first proposed by the European Commission ...
Stocks in Asia declined, the Euro and the Aussie were down; Here are the main market moves
July 11th, 2018
Stocks in Asia declined with U.S. equity futures, industrial metals and China’s yuan after the Trump administration released the biggest list yet of Chinese goods it may hit with tariff increases, a move that China said will force it ...
Credit Suisse to pay millions in dollars to settle criminal penalty and charges
July 9th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Credit Suisse Group AG will pay approximately $30 million to resolve SEC charges that it obtained investment banking business in the Asia-Pacific region by corruptly influencing foreign officials in violation of Foreign ...
Oil prices volatile as trade conflict between U.S. and China escalates
July 6th, 2018
Oil prices seesawed in nervous trading on Friday as the United States slapped a raft of tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Oil prices initially fell on Friday, along with ...
Mastercard pushes for rise in cashless payments
July 6th, 2018
Mastercard is pushing for a bigger uptake of cashless payments, but the company reassured consumers it has “massive contingency plans” for IT failures like those that blocked millions of transactions at rival Visa. Anne Cairns, the group’s vice chairman, ...
